Aaron Ramsey

Juventus midfielder Aaron Ramsey has expressed his delight about the club sealing their qualification for the UEFA Champions League group stages for next season even though they had to wait until the last day of the just-concluded campaign to confirm their qualification. In what was a strange season for the Old Lady outfit, they almost missed out on playing in the elite European competition next season and were close to only qualifying for a Europa League spot.

On the last day of the Italian Serie A season, they needed to win their last game and also needed a win from Atalanta against AC Milan, as well as Napoli dropping points for them to scale through. However, Milan defeated Atalanta but Napoli could not win their last game of the season, drawing 1-1 against Verona at home to only make it to the Europa League group stages for next season yet again.

Cristiano Ronaldo sat out Juve's last fixture of the season but they were able to secure a 4-1 win away from home - an emphatic result that they needed to wrap up the season with as it also ensured that they will be playing under the floodlights of their Turin stadium in the UEFA Champions League in the 2021-22 season starting later this year.

Speaking after the confirmation of the league's final day results, Ramsey said he knew that the group had what it took to qualify for the UEFA Champions League and that all they needed to do was to believe in themselves. He admitted that they were only able to make it through to the group stages of the competition next season because Napoli dropped points, but reiterated that it's one of those things that happen in football and they just need to accept it that way.